Imperial Japanese Army Otsu-1 (Salmson 2A2)
Kit No: 12-48003
Scale: 1/48
Type: Injection Moulded Plastic
Manufacturer: GasPatch Models
After Market: GasPatch Models Elite Accessories: Vickers 11mm machine gun, Metal turnbuckles type A, Type B and metal anchor points
www.gaspatchmodels.com
Introduction
In the pantheon of global aviation, there are some highly successful aircraft that escape the average modeller’s or air-enthusiast’s gaze simply because they either entered service too late to ‘star’ in a war or were confined to an unglamorous role. The Salmson 2A2 was such a machine, its contribution to aviation history suitably obscure, until GasPatch Models released three 1/48 kits revealing it to the modelling community at large.
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